To hear Dennis Weaver’s impassioned praise for Organic Good Foods is to glimpse the solar core that brings light to the movement. It’s also a peek at the heated debate he generates. Years before conventional stores began stocking a full range of organics, Dennis was doing food audits in...
Reuters By Chris Wickham (Reuters) – The world is depleting underground water reserves faster than they can be replenished due to over-exploitation, according to scientists in Canada and the Netherlands. The researchers, from McGill University in Montreal and Utrecht University in the Netherlands, combined groundwater usage data from around...
A new voter opinion survey shows strong support for the California November ballot initiative that would require the labeling of genetically engineered foods. Released by the California Business Roundtable and Pepperdine University, supporters for the measure, known as Proposition 37, outnumber its opponents by nearly three-to-one. “Consumers deserve the...
Huffington Post Green by Michele Simon Most people just think of soda when they hear the name “Pepsi.” But in fact, PepsiCo is the nation’s largest food company and second largest in the world. Its annual earnings top $60 billion, from a dizzying array of brands. Walk down almost...
Digital Journal By Ann Sewell In a groundbreaking report, two genetic engineers explain in detail why GMOs are not good for human health or the environment. The new report is titled “GMO Myths and Truths”. The report presents a large body of peer-reviewed scientific and other authoritative evidence of...
Organic Watchdog Files Formal Legal Complaint with USDA CORNUCOPIA, WI: The Cornucopia Institute, a not-for-profit policy research organization based in Wisconsin, filed a formal legal complaint with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) against several infant formula manufacturers that are adding two synthetic preservatives to certified organic infant...
DHA Omega-3 Oils in Food = Proven Beneficial by Scientific Research DHA from Mutated Algae by DSM/Martek Biosciences = Unproven and Risky Written by Charlotte Vallaeys Farm and Food Policy Director, The Cornucopia Institute To our amusement, someone in the organic food industry called The Cornucopia Institute an “anti-DHA...
Officials tout sustainability ArgusLeader.com by Mark Walker Worsening drought conditions might be terrible for corn and soybean farmers but has caused minimal problems at native grass farms — one example of why prairie farmers are deeming it a more efficient and effective way of farming. For five years, the...
Monsanto’s engineered crop hits stores unlabeled, but Wal-Mart isn’t worried Chicago Tribune By Monica Eng As the Midwest crunches into sweet corn season, a new type will be appearing on grocery store shelves — even though shoppers have no way to recognize it. It’s genetically modified sweet corn from...
Organic Authority by Jill Ettinger A four-month long investigation by the animal rights group Mercy for Animals documented serious cruelty and neglect of pigs at one of Wal-Mart’s biggest pork suppliers. An undercover investigator working with MFA videotaped pigs living in deplorable conditions at Hanska, Minnesota’s Christensen Farms. Pregnant...
New York Times by Jonathan Foley Droughts happen. They have happened in the past, and they will happen in the future. Whether the odds of extreme droughts are changing is still an open question, but signs point to shifting patterns of climate. No matter the cause, droughts have a...
Grocery Manufacturers Association Long-time Obstructionist of Public Health Appetite for Profit By Michele Simon In case you had any doubt that California’s Prop 37—which would require labeling of food containing genetically-modified organisms (GMOs)—is a significant threat to industry, a top food lobby has now made it perfectly clear. In...
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